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    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

Open Daily: 10am - 10pm | Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm
3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
612-822-4611
Auggie and the Fat Man

Auggie and the Fat Man

Leggett, John I.

Paperback

General Fiction

ISBN10: 1548161152
ISBN13: 9781548161156
Publisher: Createspace
Published: Oct 16 2017
Pages: 238
Weight: 0.55
Height: 0.50 Width: 5.25 Depth: 8.00
Language: English
Auggie and the Fat Man returns the reader to the 1950s when four teens meet a newcomer at their school. They soon discover their new classmate has ideas that make their prior mischief seem like child's play. Together, they begin a series of capers that become increasingly more daring. Armed with ropes, a hatchet, and walkie-talkies, a carefully made plan evolves into a sequence of terrible errors as they unknowingly become involved in a high-stakes crime. Moral dilemmas ensue when they must choose to live with the truth or face horrible consequences.Auggie and the Fat Man is an adaptation of the novel, The Five-Cent Gang. It is abbreviated in content and is intended for young adult readers. The Five-Cent Gang is intended for older students and adults and should be read in its entirety. The full-length novel not only gives a more detailed account of Auggie's story, but continues with the boys lives as they journey into adulthood . . . and things happen.

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